APODOSIS

Etymology

Noun

apodosis (plural apodoses)

(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.

Antonyms

• protasis

Source: Wiktionary

A*pod"o*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gram.)

Definition: The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him," the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis.

Note: Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition